【题文】Footracing(竞走)is a popular activity in the United States．It is not only seen as a competitive sport，but also as a         to exercise．Though          runners may spend months training to compete，other runners and walkers might not train at al1．        not competing to win might run in an effort to        their own time，or        to enjoy the fun and exercise．People of all         ，from those less than one year old to those in their 80s，        into this sport．The races are held on city streets，on college campuses，         parks，and in suburban areas，and commonly 5 to 10 kilometers in         ．
The largest footrace in the world is the 12-kilometer Bay to Breakers          that is held in San Francisco every spring．This race        on the east side of the city near San Francisco Bay and ends on the         side at the Pacific Ocean．In 1993 there were 80，000 people        in this race through the streets and hills of San Francisco．In the          are the serious runners who compete to win，and         might finish in as little as 34 minutes．Behind them           the thousands who take several hours to finish．In the back of the race are those who wear various clothing just for         ．There was a group of firefighters who were all        in a long line and were carrying a fire-hose(消防水龙带)．One year there was a wedding        ．in which the bride dressed in a long white dress and the groom wore a tuxedo(晚礼服)．They  60  flowers to by-standers，and were actually married at some point along the route．

【小题1】

A．plan B．design C．sport D．way

【小题2】

A．serious B．amateur C．famous D．ordinary

【小题3】

A．Others B．These C．Those D．Ones

【小题4】

A．save B．beat C．waste D．value

【小题5】

A．finally B．simply C．partly D．certainly

【小题6】

A．ages B．walks C．sorts D．nations

【小题7】

A．turn B．1ook C．break D．enter

【小题8】

A．across B．over C．through D．on

【小题9】

A．size B．1ength C．depth D．height

【小题10】

A．race B．city C．ground D．ceremony

【小题11】

A．holds B．goes C．begins D．carries

【小题12】

A．north B．south C．east D．west

【小题13】

A．signing B．helping C．watching D．running

【小题14】

A．beginning B．front C．course D．process

【小题15】

A．who B．what C．which D．As

【小题16】

A．stay B．fall C．are D．stand

【小题17】

A．fun B．medal C．win D．prize

【小题18】

A．wrapped B．followed C．separated D．tied

【小题19】

A．dinner B．party C．day D．invitation

【小题20】

A．sold B．presented C．threw D．Donated

【题文】Robots make me nervous—especially the ones which seem to think for themselves. I was embarrassed to admit this till I heard that Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, felt the same way.
Gates said in an interview with the social networking and news website Reddit: “I am in the camp that is concerned about super intelligence. First the machines will do a lot of jobs for us and not be super intelligent．That should be positive if we manage well. A few decades after that though the intelligence is strong enough to be a concern.”
Well, maybe I don’t have to worry about my computer and kitchen equipment yet. After I use them I can always pull the plug. But in the future, machines might find a way to prevent us from switching them off. There’s a terrible thought!
Maybe the problem with computers too clever for us is not that they are evil like some we’ve seen in sci-fi movies. What could put us in danger is that they might be too efficient. That’s what philosopher Nick Bostrom from Oxford University believes. He says that machines are indifferent (漠然) to humans and in pursuit of their own goals，the destruction of people might be just additional damage. Bostrom gives us an example: A machine which might have as its only goal to produce as many paperclips as possible might look at human bodies as extra material for paperclips and go after you. Because it is, well, a machine, it would not take pity on you.
It’s a good thing that American writer Isaac Asimov thought about how far robots can go and left us his three rules of robotics. They state that a robot may not hurt a human being or allow the human being to come to harm.
I’m glad my machines at home are “dumb”. All my cleaner wants to take over is the carpet in my living room. Let’s hope they don’t create an appliance which wants to take over the world!
【小题1】The author quoted Bill Gates’ words in Paragraph 2 in order to make the text ________.

A．better-known	B．more persuasive
C．better-organized	D．more interesting

【小题2】An intelligent paperclip machine would harm us because ________.

A．it is much cleverer than us

B．it would take over the world

C．it would see us just as material

D．it has the strong feeling of destroying us

【小题3】How does the author feel about Isaac Asimov’s rules of robotics?

A．Optimistic

B．Sympathy

C．Disappointed

D．Regretful

【小题4】What does the text mainly focus on?

A．The benefits of future robots.

B．The new applications of robots.

C．The concern for super intelligence.

D．The popularity of robots in the future.

【题文】Most people today think of sleep as one continuous period of downtime．This is not the way people used to sleep．According to researchers，in earlier times，people divided sleep by first sleeping a few hours，waking up，then going back to sleep．In the first period，you would typically sleep until midnight or shortly afterwards．Halfway through the night，you came out of first sleep，you would stay in bed and relax quietly．It was called the watching period．Then you would start to feel sleepy．so would return to bed and tall asleep again for your second sleep．This period would continue until early morning when daylight arrived．With no artificial lighting in homes，people naturally woke up early to take advantage of sunlight．
Before the 18th century, people had no gas or electricity in their homes．Fire，candles，or oil lamps were the common forms of lighting．This lack of artificial lighting in homes contributed to people’s sleep patterns．It made sense for people to go to bed early．
Today，human may consider divided sleep a strange habit，but sleep researchers say that it is actually a more natural sleep pattern．Dr．Thomas Wehr of the U．S．National Institute of Mental Health has studied human sleep．He thinks that modern sleep problems occur because the older, natural way of sleep is breaking through the more recent continuous sleep pattern．Wehr and other scientists believe that artificial lighting has altered the way people sleep．In a research study，he asked 15 adults to rest and sleep in darkness for 14 hours(from 6：00 P．M．to 8：00 A．M．)．At first，the subjects took a few hours to get to sleep，and then slept 11 hours a night．Then overtime，they switched to divided sleep．They fell asleep for about three to five hours in the evening，stay awake for an hour or two，and then slept again for four hours till early morning．
We modern humans generally do not practice divided sleep．However, many of us have the experience of waking up in the middle of the night．We usually consider this a sleeping“problem”．but perhaps we should look at it as natural behavior．Divided sleep may be the way we should all be sleeping．A first sleep followed by a relaxation period and a second period of sleep could help all of us to beat the stress of our fast-paced lives．
【小题1】According to the first paragraph，we know the people in the past ____________．

A．did not sleep as well as people today

B．divided their sleep into two parts

C．woke up and went out during the night

D．fell asleep easily because of hard work

【小题2】In Paragraph 3，what does the research study suggest?

A．Divided sleep is a strange way to sleep．

B．Divided sleep means sleeping 11 hours in one period．

C．Divided sleep is a natural sleep pattern for humans．

D．Divided sleep occurs when people sleep with artificial lights．

【小题3】Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?

A．People had a divided sleep pattern only in the 18th century．

B．It may be natural to wake up in the middle of the night．

C．Scientists agree that artificial lighting has changed the way people sleep．

D．Some of the people today are not familiar with the practice of divided sleep．

【小题4】What conclusion does the author make about divided sleep?

A．It is one type of sleeping problems．

B．It is not the best sleep pattern for everyone．

C．It shouldn’t be accepted by modern humans．

D．It could be helpful for people to handle daily stress．

【题文】We were driving from Los Angeles to Dallas，running low on gas somewhere in New Mexico and figured we’d see a gas station soon enough to fill up．
But that didn’t happen and we realized we wouldn’t make it to the next town．So my daughter made up a sign that read“Low on gas．Can u help?” and held it outside her window in the hopes that a driver in the next lane would notice it and stop．
There weren’t too many vehicles passing us either at the time．It was a lonely stretch of road and about 3：30 pm on a weekday．A suburban was driving along happily in the neighboring lane ahead of us．We caught up with it in the hopes the driver would notice the sign．After a brief expression of confusion on his face，he seemed to have noticed the sign and slowed down to pull over．We pulled over right behind him．
He was friendly and was eager to help us．At first he thought we didn’t have enough money to buy gas，so he offered to buy us gas at the next town Roswell that was about 10 miles away![来源:学科网ZXXK]
When we explained our predicament of not having enough gas to get to Roswell，he said his farm was about 1 0 minutes away and they had a gas pump there，so if we could give him 20 minutes，he would head back there，get a can of gas and fill up our tank for us．
We could not believe our good fortune ! There not being any cell phone reception for either of us in the area, we had just hoped that whoever stopped to help would be kind enough to call AAA when they got to Roswell and we would just wait it out for them to help us．
We were filled with gratefulness for the kindness of strangers such as this person as we waited for him to return．Sure enough，he was back with the can and quickly filled our tank．He refused to take payment for the gas．Tears flowed，as did our endless appreciation．
【小题1】What is the author’s final destination?

A．Roswell．	B．Dallas．
C．New Mexico．	D．Los Angeles．

【小题2】From the text we know _______________.

A．the street was crowded with cars

B．something was wrong with the car

C．the gas of the author's car ran out

D．there was no signal for the mobile phone

【小题3】The underline word“predicament”in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _______________.

A．instruction	B．assistance
C．trouble	D．courage

【小题4】Which of the following best describes the old man?

A．Warm-hearted and generous．

B．Honest and confused．

C．Kind and productive．

D．Enthusiastic and serious．

【题文】The London Pass is a sightseeing city card which gives you entry to a choice of over 60 popular tourist attractions in the city．It makes sightseeing easy and affordable by giving you access to top sights in the city with one card．
With the London Pass you don’t have to queue to buy tickets，or stand in line to get into the attraction．The London Pass acts as your ticket into every one of the 60 attractions included．It saves the trouble of carrying around cash for tickets and allows you to budget your spending as you’ve already made the one-off payment．As well as this，you can feel like a VIP with the London Pass as you are granted Fast Track Entry into a handful of London’s most popular attractions．
The London Pass is available for 1，2，3 or 6 days—so choose the duration of Pass that best matches your trip．Your London Pass is valid for use on continuous days for the duration you have selected and is activated upon entry at your first attraction，through a bar code recognition system．
London is packed with top restaurants featuring world—class chefs serving a variety of cooking delights．However, dining out can be expensive．With the London Pass you can make great savings at over 145 restaurants，with discounts of up to 50％off or special offers such as a free bottle of wine or ice cream sundae．
So if you are planning a trip to London，do yourself a favour and check out the London Pass．You may have a more enjoyable trip．
【小题1】With the London Pass，you can _____________．

A．stay in hotels free of charge

B．buy entrance ticket in advance

C．travel to each sightseeing in London

D．enter the attractions through Fast Track Entry

【小题2】What can we learn about the London Pass?

A．You can use it at any time you want．

B．It can save time，money and stress．

C．It must be activated as quickly as you Can．

D．You can enjoy the discounts at any restaurant．

【小题3】The main purpose of the text is to ______________．

A．advise visitors to buy the London Pass

B．tell visitors how to book the London Pass

C．supply visitors with some restaurant information

D．introduce the most popular attractions in London

【题文】假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Young people have different attitude towards music．As we all known，most people throughout the world love music．Anyway，nowadays young people have begun to show enthusiasm for pop stars．
Many young people have a greatly passion for different kinds of pop music．They buy CDs and to download songs from the Internet．They enjoy the excitement pop music bring，and try to convey their own ideas in pop music．
As far as I concerned，we cannot deny that pop music is an essential part of our life．However，follow pop music blind should be discouraged．That we should do is to take a more critical attitude towards the pursuit of pop music．

【题文】假定你是李华，计划高考后参加一个英语121语培训班，为期四周。下面的广告引起了你的兴趣，请给该培训机构写封信，询问有关情况(箭头所指内容)。

注意：1．词数100左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir／Madam，
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Yours faithfully，
Li Hua

【题文】Before India gained its freedom，many Westerners were extremely shocked by its poverty and so they came to serve here．A special girl  【小题1】 (call)Agnes Goxa Bojaxiu was among them, who is today  【小题2】 (know)as Mother Teresa．
Agnes was born on August27，1910 and was just 19 years old    【小题3】she came to Calcutta on January 6，1929．And she never left this country．Her aim in life was  【小题4】 (serve)the sick and the poor and she dedicated her full life to this purpose．She would walk around the  【小题5】 (danger)，dark and dirty streets of Calcutta at night， 【小题6】 (offer)food to the sick and shelter to the poor．When she first arrived in Calcutta, she had little money on her and was helped by a priest．
Through her efforts she managed to open several institutions  【小题7】 (help)the mentally and physically challenged children．She had a thousand institutions working under her．Mother Teresa was awarded   【小题8】 Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and the Bharat Ratna in 1980．【小题9】these she also received the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Peace(1972)，the Templeton Foundation Award(1973)．
Despite all the public praise，national and international．【小题10】 (honour)，Mother Teresa remained humble．kind and generous till the end．She passed away in September 1997．

【题文】It is natural that young people are often uncomfortable when they are with their parents.   【小题1】They often think that their parents are out of touch with modern ways；that they are too serious and too strict with their children；and that they seldom give their children a free hand．
 【小题2】Parents tend to forget how they themselves felt when young．For example，young people like to act on the spot without much thinking．It is one of their ways to show that they have grown up and they can face any difficult situation．   【小题3】 Most of them plan things ahead，at least in the back of their minds，and do not like their plans to be upset by something unexpected．
When you want your parents to let you do something, you will have better success if you ask before you really start doing it．
Young people often make their parents angry with their choices in clothes，in entertainment and in music．But they do not mean to cause any trouble；it is just that they feel cut off from the older people’s world，into which they have not yet been accepted．  【小题4】  And if their parents do not like their music or entertainment or clothes or their way of speech，this will make the young people extremely happy．
Sometimes you are so proud of yourself that you do not want your parents to say“yes”to what you do．  【小题5】  It is natural enough，after being a child for so many years，when you were completely under your parents’control．
If you plan to control your life，you’d better win your parents over and try to get them to understand you．If your parents see that you have a high sense of responsibility，they will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do．

A．It is true that parents often find it difficult to win their children’s trust．

B．Young people tend to do what they like．

C．They say that their parents don’t understand them.

D．All you want is to be left alone and do what you like.

E．That’s why young people want to make a new culture of their own.
F．While older people worry more easily．
G．Do trust your parents and follow their suggestions．